Word: spareness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Today, "Red," who would not give his full name, is no longer homeless, and sells the newspaper "Spare Change" instead of begging for money in Harvard Square...
...does in his bleak, spare novels, screenwriter Ian McEwan uses very simple means to establish an air of menace. The death of a neighborhood dog, a spectacular multivehicle auto accident, the near death of Henry's little sister in an ice-skating incident -- Henry's role in all these can be explained away by people with a vested interest in maintaining their tranquillity. Ultimately, cousin Mark awakens Henry's mother (a very believable Wendy Crewson) to long-suppressed suspicions, which leads to a stark and indescribable climax -- literally a cliffhanger, but one so nervy and straightforward that it puts...
Thompson, 48, missed the wedding rehearsal dinner and spent a second straight all-nighter at his desk. "I wanted a low-key wedding," said the understanding bride, who is 27, "but I hope my groom will be awake." He was, and made the ceremony with minutes to spare. Alas, not the country inn. Post- reception, Thompson closed the story from a hotel -- naturally, one adjacent to the office...
Bubbles, Can You Spare a Dime...
...fall icon is the monastic dress -- long, chaste and as spare as a monk's humble quarters...